Hothead Games and
Penny Arcade announce plans for a
cross-platform episodic game based on the popular comic strip that paradoxically
can occasionally be a trifle unkind to game developers. Word is:

Penny
Arcade and Hothead Games Join Forces to Create Video Games Based on the Penny
Arcade Characters and Universe

Bellevue, Washington (August 25, 2006) — The creators of online ultracomic Penny
Arcade have joined forces with Hothead Games, an independent and experienced
video game developer, to collaboratively create video games based on the Penny
Arcade comic.

“We’re really excited to be working with Hothead Games on our first electronic
adventure," said writer Jerry Holkins, his clawed feet resting atop a huge slab
of granite. "From the moment we laid eyes on them, it was clear they had the
technical and creative chops to execute our grim vision. Now that we have pooled
our strengths, our dark work may truly begin." Holkins then paused to eat a rat
whole.

The first game, entitled Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of
Darkness, will be a comic adventure game initially available for Windows, Mac OS
X, and Linux, followed by a version for next-generation consoles. The game will
be available by digital download, delivered in episodic format with new
installments of the adventure coming out several times a year.

Vlad Ceraldi, President of Hothead Games, says this new venture feels very
comfortable for the team Hothead has assembled for the project: “All our
developers are industry veterans with years of experience translating characters
from other media into video games, having been involved with such hits as The
Simpsons Hit & Run and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. So working
with Penny Arcade to create their first game is a natural fit, and we’re
thrilled to have the opportunity to collaborate with them.” Ceraldi added, “I’ve
promised this with past games, and I stand by it: if the game sucks, I’ll eat my
shirt.”

A release date for the first episode of Penny Arcade Adventures is to be
announced.